Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa) Wasps - Males

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A male Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa macrurus) wasp (right) attempts to inseminate a female prior to her emergence in spring from inside a fallen log where she has parasitized a Pigeon Horntail (Tremex columba) larva. A male M. greenei (left) is part of this same swarm.

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Date Created: 27 May 2013Location: Valley Cottage NY United States

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